Ford (Bloomer), Betty (Elizabeth Ann) b. April 8, 1918 d. July 8, 2011 US Presidential First Lady. Wife of 38th President Gerald R. Ford, served as First Lady from Aug. 8, 1974 to Jan 20, 1977. From the age of two, Betty lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan where she attended grammar and high school. In addition to a traditional education, she studied tap dance, ballet and modern movement. Dance became her passion and early on in life she intended to pursue it as her profession, studying dance at the Calla Travis Dance Studio. At age 14 she began modeling clothes and...[Read More] (Bio by: Priscilla) Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
Ford (King, Jr.), Gerald (Leslie Lynch) Rudolph b. July 14, 1913 d. December 26, 2006 38th United States President. Born as Leslie Lynch King, Jr. in Omaha, Nebraska, his mother divorced his father the following year and moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan where she remarried to Gerald R. Ford. The young boy's name was then changed to Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Graduated from the University of Michigan and Yale Law School. Served in U.S. Navy during World War II. In 1948, Ford was elected to Congress and married divorcee Elizabeth (Betty) Bloomer. Together,they had 4 children. Became House...[Read More] Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
b. April 8, 1918 d. July 8, 2011